8.31.2009

The band featured in this photograph is Reckless Use of Fire. They are old friends of mine from my home town in Iowa, and were passing through on their first tour. I offered to take some professional looking photos to promote their music and help to build my commercial portfolio. To be honest, the whole porch setting wasn't exactly inspired....they didn't want to leave the house and certainly did not want to haul all the way to the school's studio, so I worked with what I had. I directed the seating arrangement but allowed the subjects gestures and facial expressions to be impulsive, to allow the guys to make the photo personal.